Author William Boyd has recalled how his work was shaped by an experience during the Nigerian Civil War involving “six or seven drunk soldiers with their AK-47s”. The writer, known for novels ...

But these books and the estate are very much separate from the empire of the Bond film franchise. While Boyd only wrote one Bond book, his take, Solo, is memorable since it finds Bond grappling ...

The artist, Nat Tate, was celebrated at a party at Jeff Koons’ New York studio, hosted by David Bowie. But Tate was a fictional character who had been invented by William Boyd to expose the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...